Reprinted with permission from Women and Hollywood Earlier this month, Oscar-nominated screenwriter Ron Nyswaner reignited a debate that has long been percolating in the LGBT community about our representation in media and entertainment. At the Vanguard Awards, Nyswaner, the writer of Philadelphia and Freeheld, had some pointed things to say about how the project had been “de-gayed.” […]
Author: Dorothy Snarker
Dorothy Snarker is Women and Hollywood's queer columnist. She writes atdorothysurrenders.com and is a regular contributor at AfterEllen.com. Also find her @dorothysnarker.
The State of LGBT TV in 2015
Reprinted with permission from Women and Hollywood Depending on how you look at the numbers, things are either better or still sorely lacking for LGBT characters on television. GLAAD released its annual “Where We Are On TV” report, and its findings defied simple summarization. Overall representation is up. Overall representation of queer people of color and […]